Computer Lingo 101

Okay people lets get this Sh*t straight... Too many people approach me and say some pretty dumb stuff..
COMPUTER TERMS 101

1) GB = GIGABYTE = 1024 MEGABYTES = 1 000 000 000 BYTES
Its Pronounced Giga - Byte .... NOT JIGGA BYTE OR G. B.'s

2) TB = 1000GB's which mean YES ITS MORE STORAGE AND MORE MONEY ...
and its NOT TETRA BYTE its TERABYTE ...

3) USB = Universal Serial Bus
Yes there is a difference between USB 2.0 and USB 3.0
YES USB 3.0 is backwards compatible with USB 2.0
YES USB 3 IS FASTER WHY ELSE WOULD THEY MAKE IT ... AND YES ITS ONLY FASTER WITH USB 3 PORTS WOW!!!

4)VGA = Video Graphics Array
Its the blue thing that plugs into the back of your monitor for old school stuff. IT can be a different colour too and yes its that weird shaped thing that has 15 pins in 3 rows...

5) DVI = Digital Visual Interface
Typically white or black that plugs into the back of most modern Monitors. THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF THIS PLUG IF YOU NEED A CABLE AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR LOOKING FOR TAKE A PICTURE AND SHOW YOUR KNOWLEDGEABLE SALESMAN.

6) SATA = Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
Little black bar that connects your hard drive or Dvd drive to your mother board ... Easy thing just take a picture of the inside of your computer and show it to your sales man to make sure you get the right thing ...

7) IDE = Integrated Drive Electronics = PATA = Parallel ATA
Ribbon old school drives used to use...

Okay so 7 common terms you should know when going into a Computer store ... if you want visuals just google them... Its always going to be easier to just take a picture of the inside of your computer or bring in your computer for the salesman to help you.